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Not a pet kind of guy. I like dogs but I’m too selfish to have one. In my eyes, its a like a child that never gets past adolescence for nearly his whole like (can’t feed themselves, or cleanup after themselves) then suddenly they jump to the geriatric stages of life.
But in defense of the rescue model, keep in mind that your local animal shelter is subsidized by taxes. So when you adopt there, you’re only charged for the costs associated with that dog (shots, fixing, etc).
The stand alone rescue operation doesn’t get that subsidy so their adoption fees are higher since you’re paying a share of the whole cost of the operation including caring for that animal that may never get adopted.
Certainly, like everything, there are unscrupulous people in every walk of life but thats my take on the $150 animal shelter dog vs the $300 rescue.
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